fence A fence is a structure that encloses an area, typically outdoors, and is usually constructed from posts that are connected by boards, wire, rails or net (textile), netting. A fence differs from a wall in not having a solid foundation along its ...

is a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary. Fence or fences may also refer to:

Entertainment

Music

Fences (band) Fences is an American indie rock band from Seattle, Washington formed by lead vocalist and guitarist Christopher Mansfield, guitarist Benjamin Greenspan, bassist and vocalist Lindsey Starr and drummer Elliott Garm Chaffee. They released their deb ...

, an American rock band *

Fences (song) "Fences" is a song by Belgian singer and songwriter Blanche. It was released as a digital download on 27 March 2020 by PIAS Belgium as the second single from her debut studio album ''Empire''. Background She announced the release of her new sing ...

, a song by Blanche * "Fence", a song from ''Everything Everywhere All at Once'' (soundtrack) * "Fences", a song on Paramore's 2007 album ''

Riot! ''Riot!'' is the second studio album by the American Rock music, rock band Paramore. It was released in the United States on June 12, 2007, through Fueled by Ramen as a follow-up to the band's debut album, ''All We Know Is Falling'' (2005). The ...

'' * "Fences", a song by Phoenix from the 2009 album ''

Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix ''Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix'' is the fourth studio album by French band Phoenix, it was released on 25 May 2009 through V2 Records, Loyauté, Glassnote, and Cooperative Music. While the band's previous work enjoyed a moderate underground follo ...

Other media

* ''Fence'' (magazine), an American literary magazine * ''Fences'' (play), a 1987 Pulitzer Prize-winning play by August Wilson ** ''Fences'' (film), a 2016 film adaptation of the play, starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis, and directed by Washington * ''Fence'' (comic book) *

Slitherlink Slitherlink (also known as Fences, Takegaki, Loop the Loop, Loopy, Ouroboros, Suriza, Rundweg and Dotty Dilemma) is a logic puzzle developed by publisher Nikoli (publisher), Nikoli. Rules Slitherlink is played on a rectangular Square lattice, la ...

or Fences, a logic puzzle published by Nikoli

Places

* Fence, Wisconsin, a town in the United States * Fence (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community in the United States *

Fence, Lancashire Fence is a village in the civil parishes in England, civil parish of Old Laund Booth, Borough of Pendle, Pendle, Lancashire, England, close to the towns of Nelson, Lancashire, Nelson and Burnley. It lies alongside the A6068 road, known locally a ...

, a village in England

Science and technology

Fence (mathematics) In mathematics, a fence, also called a zigzag poset, is a partially ordered set (poset) in which the order relations form a path with alternating orientations: :acehbdfi \cdots A fence may be finite, or it may be formed by an infinite alternatin ...

, a type of set *

Air Force Space Surveillance System The AN/FPS-133 Air Force Space Surveillance System, colloquially known as the Space Fence, was a U.S. government multistatic radar system built to detect orbital objects passing over America. It is a component of the U.S. space surveillance ...

, nicknamed "Space Fence" * Chesterton's fence, a philosophical concept concerning progress

Computing

Fence instruction In computing, a memory barrier, also known as a membar, memory fence or fence instruction, is a type of barrier instruction that causes a central processing unit (CPU) or compiler to enforce an ordering constraint on memory operations issued ...

, instruction constraining memory operations *

Fencing (computing) Fencing is the process of isolating a node of a computer cluster or protecting shared resources when a node appears to be malfunctioning.''Sun Cluster environment: Sun Cluster 2.2'' by Enrique Vargas, Joseph Bianco, David Deeths 2001 ISBN page 58 ...

, isolating a malfunctioning node *

Fences (software) Fences is a utility for Windows that helps to organize icons on the desktop. It is developed by Stardock and distributed as part of their Object Desktop suite. Version 1 was freeware after which it has become a commercial product. Functionality ...

* Fenced code blocks in

Markdown Markdown is a lightweight markup language for creating formatted text using a plain-text editor. John Gruber created Markdown in 2004 as an easy-to-read markup language. Markdown is widely used for blogging and instant messaging, and also used ...

Other uses

Fence (criminal) A fence, also known as a receiver, mover, or moving man, is an individual who mens rea, knowingly buys stolen goods in order to later resell them for profit. The fence acts as a wikt:middleman, middleman between thieves and the eventual buyers o ...

, dealer in the purchase and sale of stolen property *

Fence (finance) Fence (also known as a Dutch Rudder) is an investment strategy that uses options to limit the range of possible returns on a financial instrument. A fence consists of the following elements: * long position in a financial instrument (e.g. a sha ...

, a combination of financial instruments used to protect an investor against adverse price movements *

Fence (woodworking) A fence is a part of many woodworking tools; it is typically used to guide or secure a workpiece while it is being sawn, planed, routed or marked. Fences play an important role for both accuracy and safety. Fences are usually straight and vertical ...

, portion of a tool used as a guide *

Chumra (Judaism) A ''chumra'' (; pl. ; alternative transliteration: ) is a prohibition or obligation in Jewish practice that exceeds the bare requirements of Halakha (Jewish law). One who imposes a ''chumra'' on oneself in a given instance is said to be ''machmir ...

or "building a fence around the Torah", a prohibition or obligation in Jewish practice *

Fencing response The fencing response is an unnatural position of the arms following a concussion. Immediately after moderate forces have been applied to the brainstem, the forearms are held flexed or extended (typically into the air) for a period lasting up to se ...

, an unnatural position of the arms following a concussion.